Chapter 187 Hearing the wind is rain
After lunch, Ji Yanming sat for a while and asked Ning Xiyue about the medicine related to Ning Qingzhi's eye treatment. Only after learning that there was no problem did he feel relieved and prepared to leave with his empty lunch box.
Ning Xiyue stood up to see Comrade Ji off. When Ning Qingyuan saw this, he hurriedly followed behind and expressed his willingness to help see Comrade Ji off.
The system of sending one person instead of two people did. Ning Qingyuan took strict precautions not to let his sister be left alone and have the chance to be alone with other male comrades.
He also gave a righteous reason that was impossible to refuse.
"Comrade Ji, thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days. Today, we must send you off together to express our gratitude."
Ji Yanming: ...
There is no need to express gratitude in this way.
"Thanks."
Ji Yanming thanked them very reluctantly, and walked side by side with them carrying the empty lunch box in his net bag.
"There are many nice places in Shanghai. You can go around. I have something to do recently and cannot take you there in person. Next time I am free, I can come and show you around, or take you to visit the troops."
"Comrade Ji, don't worry about us. We can take care of ourselves. You can focus on your own business. Don't worry about big brother. We are here for you. When you are done with your work, the three of us would like to treat you to a simple meal."
Ning Xiyue didn't want to delay Comrade Ji's important matters. She had already helped so much. She knew that everyone in the army was very busy and there were many things to do every day. If she delayed Comrade Ji's time because of these trivial things like shopping, she would be a sinner.
"My sister is right, brother Ji, just relax. I can go shopping with my sister, and we can go to the army after my brother recovers. You should be busy with your work and don't delay it."
Ning Qingyuan spoke very considerately, with a firm expression on his face that said, "Just relax and do it, we will never hold you back."
My true inner thoughts: It’s great that I don’t have time!
"Okay." Just as they reached the hospital entrance, Ji Yanming looked at the gate in front of him, stopped, and waved to the two of them: "Then take care of yourselves. You don't need to send me off, just stay here. See you next time."
"Okay, Comrade Ji, goodbye." Ning Xiyue also stopped and waved goodbye.
"Brother Ji, take care."
A smile appeared on Ning Qingyuan's face.
"Um."
Before Ji Yanming turned around and left, he glanced at Ning Xiyue who was simply waving her hand, then glanced at Ning Qingyuan who was smiling at him, and then turned around.
Comrade Ji turned his back and sighed, saying: It's so hard for him!
Two obstacles and double resistance prevented him from getting even close.
Ji Yanming has to keep up the good work to get married. Come on.
After I encouraged myself in my heart, I calmed down and strode forward.
The two people who watched Comrade Ji leave withdrew their gaze.
"Sister, Comrade Ji has gone far away, let's go back."
"Um."
The two siblings turned around and walked towards the hospital. When they returned to the ward, they saw only the eldest brother leaning against the pillow reading a book.
"Brother, don't read for too long." Ning Xiyue reminded him and then asked curiously, "Hey, where's Sister Jiayin? Why can't I see her?"
"You're back." Ning Qingzhi put down the book in his hand and answered Ning Xiyue's question: "Your sister Jiayin's mother came just now, and now she is taking the thermos to the water pump to get hot water."
"oh."
Ning Xiyue looked at the injury on her eldest brother's eye, and suddenly all those bloody dramas she had watched in her previous life popped up in her mind, about family disapproval and breaking up a couple, eloping for love, etc. She was a little worried that her eldest brother would encounter the same thing.
"Brother, Auntie didn't say anything when she came."
"Ah? What?"
Ning Qingzhi couldn't keep up with his sister's jumping thoughts. He didn't understand what this sentence meant and looked up at Ning Xiyue in confusion.
Ning Qingyuan, who was drinking water, saw his sister glance at the wound on his brother's eye and understood what it meant. He put down the cup, swallowed the water in his mouth, and explained to his brother:
"My sister means whether your aunt has an unhappy look on her face, or whether she dislikes the way you are now."
"She's not unhappy. I see she still has a smile on her face."
Ning Qingyuan clapped his hands and immediately said, "It's over. This is the happy smile when I have made up my mind to separate you two and find another partner for Sister Jiayin to escape from this hell."
Ning Qingzhi's face darkened, and he rolled his eyes at Ning Qingyuan with his intact left eye: "Be serious."
"Haha, second brother, it would be a shame if you didn't go to the newspaper to publish your article."
Although Ning Xiyue thought so in her heart, she still had to laugh at her second brother and laughed non-stop while holding her belly.
Ning Qingyuan's eyes lit up after hearing what Ning Xiyue said, "Hey, sister, your idea is good. I have to find a way. I happened to be in a big city, there are many newspapers, and I have the opportunity to contact them. If I can publish an article, I can get some compensation and buy you candy."
Ning Xiyue agreed immediately as if it was a joke between siblings, "Then I'll wait for the candy that my second brother will buy with his royalties."
Before he even started writing, Ning Qingyuan had already begun imagining the scene when he would receive his royalties, patting his chest and making bold statements.
"When I get the royalties, I'll treat our family to a big meal at a state-owned restaurant, buy your favorite green bean cake for big brother, and use the rest to buy White Rabbit candy for little sister. If I can get more than one, I'll send money to my parents, and then..."
"Second brother." Ning Qingzhi interrupted Ning Qingyuan, who was getting more and more excited and outrageous as he spoke: "Take it easy, don't be too exaggerated, write the article first, we have to be pragmatic."
Ning Xiyue covered her mouth and laughed.
Her second brother had made clear arrangements for the unknown royalties.
"Okay, just wait." Ning Qingyuan is now full of confidence and is in high spirits. He takes out paper and pen from his bag and writes excitedly on the wall of the ward.
"Every rumor is true." Ning Qingzhi scolded him with a smile as he watched him write in a hurry.
Seeing how quick he was, Ning Xiyue cleared out the cabinet where she kept her things and moved it to the accompanying bed next to her brother.
He waved to Ning Qingyuan: "Second brother, sit over here and write. It's not easy for you to write while lying down."
"Oh, okay, I'll come right after I finish writing this sentence."
This sudden passion for writing made Ning Qingyuan write only the beginning before he sat down on the writing space that Ning Xiyue had vacated for him.
Holding a pen, he pulled at his hair: "What pen name do you think I should choose? Should I use my own name? No, it will be easy for my classmates to recognize it."
Ning Qingzhi suggested: "Second idiot."
"Brother, you are not literary at all. And please stop calling me by my nickname. I don't want to save my face." Ning Qingyuan said fiercely. The past was too hard to recall. He was already nineteen years old and his brother still called him by his nickname in front of his sister.
He glanced at Ning Xiyue who was trying to hold back her smile:
"Sister, just pretend you didn't hear anything. Also, don't hold it in. If you want to laugh, just laugh. Don't hold it in until it hurts."
"No, I didn't hold back my laughter. I didn't hear anything."
Ning Xiyue suppressed her laughter, refusing to admit that she was suppressing it, and said seriously:
"Just pick any one, don't worry about the pen name, the content of the article is the most important. You go ahead and take care of big brother. I'm going to the bathroom."
After Ning Xiyue finished speaking, she hurried out of the ward, holding her stomach, and rushed to the bathroom with a smile on her face.
This wasn't an excuse; she really wanted to go to the bathroom.
Squatting in the toilet, Ning Xiyue heard familiar voices outside.
The younger voice seems to be Sister Jiayin, and the older voice should be her mother.
"Nannan, are you really going to marry that Ning Qingzhi?"
Big brother?
Ning Xiyue, who was squatting in the toilet, suddenly became excited. She happened to encounter the mother and daughter chatting about family matters. It turned out that the toilet was one of the best places to obtain intelligence.
Ning Xiyue quickly pricked up her ears and listened carefully, hoping to get some useful information for her brother's future happy life.
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